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Politics & Governance
Nancy Pelosi
b. 1940Baltimore, MDItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Congressional leader and former Speaker of the House — the first woman to hold the office — and daughter of Italian American mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Notable For
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 2007–2011, 2019–2023
- House Minority Leader
Honors & Recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022)
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Politics & Governance
- Years
- b. 1940
- Birth Place
- Baltimore, MD
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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